What is the quantum of damages for a property owner who alleges that he has been denied access to the city by an illegal construction company?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Holmested v. Canadian Northern Railway Company, 1916 CanLII 201 (SK CA):
According to the facts alleged, the plaintiff owns lots from which, owing to the illegal act of the company, he has been deprived of his right of access to the city. For this he is entitled to damages as against the wrongdoer: Parkdale v. West, supra; North Shore Ry. Co. v. Pion, 14 A.C. 612.
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